Shoe-dauber.



D. DOVER.

SHOE DAUBER,

APPLICATION FILED Nov. 1, 1912.

1 ,Z67,521 Patented May 28, 1918.

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INVEQTOR dame flare)" ATTORNEY DEVOE DOVER, OF CARBON, TEXAS.

SHOE-DAUBEB.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed November 1, 1917; Serial No. 199,683.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that DEVOE DOVER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Carbon, in the county of Eastland and State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shoe-Daubers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to daubers, and more particularly to a dauber of the fountain type.

One of the main objects of the invention is to provide a dauber of simple construction and operation in which the polishing solution will be automatically supplied to the daubing head as it is moved over the shoe.

A further object is to provide a dauber having a container open at its lower end and a head movable toward and away from the container, simple and efiicient means being provided for normally closing the lower end of the container and for supplying the polishing solution to the head when it is moved toward the container. Further objects will appear from the detailed description.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a side view of a dauber constructed in accordance with my invention the container and head being shown as centrally sectioned.

Fig. 2 is a section taken substantially on line 22 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a section on line 83 of Fig. 1.

The dauber is provided with a handle 1 of usual shape and construction at one end of which is provided. a container 2 of substantially frusto-conical shape. The upper end of this container is closed by a flanged cover 3 which is threaded thereon and is provided, on its outer surface, with a covering 4: of sponge or other suitable material for applying the paste to a shoe. At its lower end, the container 2 is provided with a central reduced neck 5 which is connected to the body of the container by a downwardly tapering portion 6 so that the fluid in container 2 will flow downwardly toward the neck 5. Neck 5 is of inverted frustoconical shape, tapering slightly downwardly, and is adapted to telescope into an upwardly directed nipple 7 formed at the upper end of the frusto-conical daubing head 8, the nipple 7 corresponding in its interior shape to the exterior shape of neck 5. By this construction, a telescoping connection is established between the container 2 and the daubing head 8 so as to permit movement of the head toward and away from the container while efiectually preventing all looseness and lateral play of the head.

An elongated pin 9 is secured in head 8 at thecenter thereof. This pin extends upwardly through neck 5 into the body portion of container 2, the upper end portion of the pin projecting through a cross bar 10 which is fixedly secured in container 2 and extends diametrically thereof. The intermediate portion of pin 9 is threaded to receive two small taps or nuts 11 and 11 threaded thereon. A disk 12 of rubber, or other suitable material, is mounted on pin 9 and secured between the nuts. This disk is of approximately the same diameter as the interior diameter of neck 5 at its upper end. A coil expansion spring 13 is mounted about the upper portion of pin 9 and confined between cross bar 10 and the disk. This spring acts to force the disk downward into the downwardly tapering neck 5 so as to hold it pressed securely into the same and establish a liquid-tight closure at the upper end of the neck. The disk 12 also serves, through the nut 11 and pin 9, to positively limit the downward movement of head 8.

The head 8 is provided with a plurality of downwardly diverging bores 14. bores communicate at their upper ends with the interior of nipple 7 and are extended through the lower face of the head so that, when the disk 12 is raised the contents of container 2 will flow through neck 5 into nipple 7 and thence onto the absorbent covering or pad 15 ot' the head by means of the bores or ducts 14:.

In using this device, the cover 3 is removed from the upper end of container 2 and the blackening or polishing solution poured into the same, after which the cover is again secured on the container. As the daubing head is moved over the shoe, slight pressure will be exerted thereon so as to force it toward the container 2. This re sults in raising or unseating the disk valve 12 slightly, permitting the liquid within the container to flow through neck 5 into nipple 7 and thence through-the ducts 1 1 onto the pad 15. This operation is practically automatic and is caused by the light pres sure exerted when using the device in the usual manner. Of course, if it is seen that These Patented May 28, 1918.

' the liquid is flowing from the container at a greater rate than desired, the pressure on head 8 may be slightly reduced thus automatically cutting off or reducing the How of liquid. As the neck 5 fits snugly within the nipple 7 of the head 8, there is no danger of the liquid which flows into the nipple flowing between the same and the neck and down the outer peripheral surface of the head. Also, for the same reason, after the desired amount of liquid has been used, any liquid which may remain within the nipple 7 and ducts 1% may be readily returned to the container 2 by the simple expedient of reversing the devic so as to cause this liquid to flow into the neck 5 above the valve 12, the neck thus constituting a receiving cup, after which the head 8 may be forced toward the container so as to unseat the valve thus permitting this liquid to return to the container.

By means of the nuts 11 and 11 valve 12 may be adjusted longitudinally of pin 9 so as to secure accuracy of operation and take up any wear of the neck 5 and nipple 7. It will be evident that there may be slight changes made in the construction and arrangement of the different parts of my invention without departing from the field and scope of the same, and I intend to include all such variations, as fall within the scope of the appended claim, in this applinipple fitting snugly about said neck, said head being r'urther provided with ducts extending through its outer face and communicating with the nipple, a fixed member carried by the container and extending across the interior thereof, a pin secured in the head and projecting through said neck, said pin being slid-able through said fixed member, a disk valve mounted on the pin and adapted to fit snugly in the upper end of the neck so as to close the same, an eX- pension spring mounted about the pin and confined between said valve and the fixed ineinben and adjusting and securing nuts threaded on the pin above and below the valve and serving to adjust the valve in either direction longitudinally of the pin and to secure it in adjustment In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

DEVQE DOVER.

lVitnesses ELMIER GILBERT, F. J. STUBBLEFIELD.

Copies of this patent may he obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner er Eatents, Washingtcn, 13'. it. 

